female plant (esp. a woody plant); gynoecious plant; indented part of a wooden joint (in construction)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; vegetable plot; kitchen garden; plantation
Sanuki udon; thick udon from Kagawa prefecture
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead
boohoo; boo hoo; sniff sniff; sob sob; waa waa
rakugo research society; rakugo research club
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
attention seeker; look-at-me
to try to make a favourable impression; to appeal
reformed delinquent; former delinquent youth
making-of; behind-the-scenes; making; creating
view count (of a video); total number of views
pinky swear; pinky promise; making a pledge by hooking each other's little fingers
lover; boyfriend; girlfriend; soul mate
person in the business (entertainment, music, film, etc.)
chikuzenni; simmered chicken and vegetables; chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc.
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
to stand by; to be on standby
club activities; group activities
grandpa; grampa; grandfather
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
studying very hard; studying like mad
pink (any flower of genus Dianthus, esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus); (arch.) lovable, caressable girl
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
not counting (as anything significant)
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
arm wrestling; Indian wrestling; wrestling relying on brute strength (of the arms), rather than skill
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
clearing one's throat; cough
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless